South Union, SC Climate

South Union, SC has a temperate climate with warm summers and mild winters. Average annual temperatures range from the low 70s in winter to mid-80s in summer. The area experiences plenty of sunshine throughout the year, with an average of 222 days annually. Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout the year, resulting in around 48 inches of rain annually. Snowfall is rare but does occur occasionally during the winter months.

Climate	South Union, South Carolina	United States
Rainfall		38.1

Climate

YOU SHOULD KNOW

Many people confuse weather and climate but they are different. Weather is the conditions of the atmosphere over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere is over long periods of time.

Weather is how the atmosphere is behaving and its effects upon life and human activities. Weather can change from minute-to-minute. Most people think of weather in terms of temperature, humidity, precipitation, cloudiness, brightness, visibility, wind, and atmospheric pressure.

Climate is the description of the long-term pattern of weather in a place. Climate can mean the average weather for a particular region and time period taken over 30 years. Climate is the average of weather over time.